Create NY Space is a co-working space located in Astoria, Queens New York. Where other cowork spaces try to mimic traditional office space using Ikea-like furniture we figure, we always wanted to work in our living room! So with that in mind we designed a space that is both comfortable but still motivates you to get your work done.

Create NY Space isn't your typical office. The shared work site, which opened May 1, is located inside The Aurora Gallery, an art and event space in Long Island City.

The location makes the space a good fit for creative professionals or "anybody who wants to work outside of the cubicle," according to co-founder Naeema Arrastia, who started the site with partner, Ron Rateau.

The two run a marketing firm — The Aurora Gallery is one of its clients — and Arrastia said their vision for Create NY Space was based on what they were unable to find during their own search for a place to work in the neighborhood.

"We didn't want a formal office space," she said. "We wanted something that was more geared to the creative process."

The Aurora Gallery's owner, Eli Rios, also works in furniture restoration, so the decor includes many antique and restored pieces. Much of the seating is open, though members have the option of signing up for a designated desk.

Create NY Space, which will be located in The Aurora Gallery at 35-18 37th St., was founded by Astoria residents Naeema Arrastia and Ron Rateau who said they saw a lack of creative space in the neighborhood.

In the past month, western Queens has gone from no coworking spaces to two coworking spaces! In Astoria there’s Create NY Space located at the Aurora Gallery, and they bill themselves as a “Co-Working Space For Creative Thinkers.”

It looks like Astoria is moving up in the ranks of hip neighborhoods of New York: the area now boasts its very own creative coworking space. The office, called Create NY Space, is located right near the Museum of the Moving Image at 35-18 37th Street. Create NY Space, which is configured like an open loft, will offer hi-speed Wi-Fi, a beverage bar, work areas and meeting rooms.